My life so far.....

For those who know me, I still have some little kid obsessions I'm trying to get over: Sleeping Beauty, Hello Kitty, and an obsession with David Beckham.  I'm a very family-oriented person and consider my family to be the most important thing in my life.  I drink tea at least once a day, my favorite is chai tea. I'm double jointed in my hands and arms, its pretty disgusting but some people think its cool, usually the little kids I babysit for.  I love going out and having fun with my friends.  I love just about every type of music. When I watch movies I like to think about what's going on behind-the-scenes, like noticing when a scene or line was being improved.

The most important thing to know about me is that I'm a very visual person. I love when things are aesthetically appealing. I'm also a very big organizer. I can edit visual things well.  If the proportions of something are wrong, it bothers me and I like to fix it.  This helped me when I worked as the primary merchandiser at a beautifulll and very trendy yarn store in Atlanta for two years, called Knitch.  A picture is shown above of our "yarn wall" there. 

Being a visual person, I've been able to use that in addition to my love of fashion.  Ever since I was a little girl, I've had a passion for clothing.  When I was 3 years old I would change my clothes on an average of 6 times a day.  I would tell my mom outfits that I wanted to wear and when my mom would tell me she didn't know where we could find what I was trying to explain, I didn't understand why stores didn't make it.

My junior year of high school I became a part of my school's fashion program.  Grady High School is one of only two highschools in the nation with our sort of program and I was very lucky to be a part of it.  My junior year I learned how to sew and did a lot of my own smaller projects.  My senior year, the real fun began.  I was classified as a senior designer, meaning that I would have my own collection in the "UrbanCouture" fashion show at the end of the school year.  Collections consisted of a cohesive line of clothing. I chose to make funky party dresses along with two men's outfits as well.  You can see another post of the pictures on my blog.